Deals with the disease status, epidemiologic pattern and zoonotic implications of Bovine Tuberculosis
Combines fragmented evidence on Bovine Tuberculosis in developing countries using Epidemiologic Problem Orientated Approach (EPOA) methodology
Emphasis is put on locally adapted protocols for future control of Bovine Tuberculosis
About the Author: Prof. Asseged Bogale Dibaba
Center for Computational Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Risk Analysis; College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, USA.
Professor Dibaba received his Master of Science in epidemiology from Freie Universität Berlin Germany and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His research area is computational epidemiologic studies and risk analyses related to the import/export of agricultural products with regard to the introduction of exotic disease agents into the USA. The products in question range from conventional products (e.g., living animals, meat, milk) to non-conventional products (e.g., embryos and embryo-clones).
Another research area is bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The aim of this work is to elucidate the economic and public health significance of bTB and to recommend measures to control the disease, both in human and animal populations.
Prof. Nick P. J. Kriek
Emeritus Professor: Wildlife & Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Professor Kriek received his Bachelor of Veterinary Science and M Med Vet (Path) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA).
He is a specialist pathologist with the emphasis on African wildlife diseases.
Prof. Charles O. Thoen (1936-2017)
College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Professor Thoen received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of Minnesota before receiving his Doctor of Philosophy from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
His research was mainly focused in the areas of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, pathobiology, immunology and preventive medicine. He has authored or co-authored over 130 publications on mycobacteria and mycobacterial diseases, as well as textbooks.
